Magdalena District, Chachapoyas

Magdalena is a district of the province of Chachapoyas in the Amazonas Region of Peru.

Magdalena
Magdalena as seen from the district of Tingo
Country Peru
RegionAmazonas
ProvinceChachapoyas
CapitalMagdalena
Government
  MayorJosé Luis Tenorio Tauma
(2019 - 2022)
Area
  Total135.47 km2 (52.31 sq mi)
Elevation
1,980 m (6,500 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Total852
  Density6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
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Geography

Magdalena is located in the south of the Chachapoyas Province, in the high part of the inter-Andean valley of the river Utcubamba. In the north the district borders with the District of San Isidro of Maino (Chachapoyas) and the District of Levanto (Chachapoyas), in the east with the Rodríguez de Mendoza Province, in the south with the District of The Jalca (Chachapoyas), in the southwest with the District of Saint John of Lopecancha and in the west with the District of Tingo.

People from Magdalena celebrating

See also


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